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(как) ВЫЖАТЫЙ ЛИМОН coll NP sing only usu. subj-compl with быть0 (subj: human)1. a very tired, physically exhausted personX как выжатый лимон - X is beat (dead tired, done in, all in)X is (as) limp as a (dish)rag.Дай маме отдохнуть - она как выжатый лимон. Let Mom rest-she's dead tired.2. a person who has exhausted his creative talentX выжатый лимон — X's creative juices have been sappedX's creative energy has been spent X is all washed-up X is a has-been (of a writer, playwright etc) X has written himself out. -
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• (КАК) ВЫЖАТЫЙ ЛИМОН coll[NP; sing only; usu. subj-compl with быть (subj: human)]=====1. a very tired, physically exhausted person:- X как выжатый лимон≈ X is beat (dead tired, done in, all in);- X is (as) limp as a (dish)rag.♦ Дай маме отдохнуть - она как выжатый лимон. Let Mom rest-she's dead tired.2. a person who has exhausted his creative talent:- [of a writer, playwright etc] X has written himself out.Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > выжатый лимон
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прич.см. выжимать••вы́жатый лимо́н — (человек, утративший творческие способности) person whose creative energy has been spent; ≈ has-been
как вы́жатый лимо́н (об усталости) — dead tired
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